Indonesia     [53]
(Independent in 1945 from Netherlands)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: ID
LAND AREA: 1919445 sq. km     SEA AREA: 3100000 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13500	13500

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 196813000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 103 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 55%
  URBAN POP: 34% (1994), versus 15% (1960), Annual Growth: 4.2%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 63.5 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 83.2%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 53 per/1000 (1994), versus 139 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.668

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$167.6 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 6.0%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 4.2%
  GDP/Capita: $676  GDP/Capita PPP: $3740
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $190, 1970 $221, 1980 $354, 1990 $517
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $1389 million  ODA%GNP: 0.8%
  ODA/Capita: $7

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 109791,000 ha, 60.6% of land area, 0.6 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 103666,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 9.9% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 315 kw-hr/capita, versus 19 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 36% (1993), versus 64% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 12.8,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 15 kg/cap/year, CHANGE SINCE 1980-82: 22%
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 71%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: